About the role

  • Security Officer ensuring safety for patients and staff at Lehigh Valley Health Network facilities. Protecting premises and responding to emergency incidents in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

  • Protects and provides a safe environment for the hospitals, parking facilities, satellite facilities, employees, patients, and visitors
  • Assists in controlling access to the facility by periodically patrolling buildings, grounds, and work sites
  • Acts as a first responder to all emergency incidents, as needed
  • Helps mitigate threats to the safety and security of all staff, patients, visitors, and their property within the facility, as well as LVHN property
  • Intervenes when suspicious or abnormal behavior is observed or reported, and stops, questions, and detains persons when reasonable suspicion exists
  • Conducts both internal and external patrols of the hospital, satellite clinic, parking lots and grounds, and reports on security and safety hazards
  • Maintains and operates vehicles and shuttles in a safe manner
  • Ensures proper working condition and cleanliness of all vehicles
  • Conducts initial inquiries for both administrative and potential criminal complaints and reports findings
  • Responds to all coded alarms and performs security escorts when requested
  • Assists with evacuations in emergency situations requiring strength, stamina and flexibility
  • Maintains a high level of visibility to serve as a deterrent to undesirable activity and to be readily available to provide assistance to anyone in need

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED
  • 1 year Security, Law Enforcement, Corrections or Military experience, or graduation from a Law Enforcement academy
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions
  • Knowledge of LVHN Emergency codes and response protocols
  • Ability to troubleshoot access control and alarm systems
  • Ability to demonstrate proper use of security equipment
  • DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
  • BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association Within 90 Days
  • CHSO - Certified Healthcare Security Officer Basic Level - International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Within 90 Days
  • BCCM - Basic Comprehensive Crisis Management - Business Continuity Management Institute Within 90 Days

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discounts

Job title

Security Officer

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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